Winter here
in the mountains of my home is difficult sometimes,
but it never leaves you bored. There are
snowstorms in it that can dump a half a foot of snow
at a time closing down schools, businesses, and roads.
There are bitterly cold days with wind chills that can
slice through three layers of clothes and leave you
feeling like an icicle. There are long, dark nights
and short, cloudy days that can drain your energy and
make you long for an afternoon nap. There are
also, however, days like today with warm sunshine
gently melting the shimmering white snow, with
children in half open coats throwing snowballs and
making snowmen, and with people outside stopping to
talk, laugh, and share the warm light of their own
souls as well.
Winter like
life has both its good days and its bad days, but I
wouldn’t have it any other way. I myself think
that our greatest triumphs come when we face those
cold, dark, and difficult winter days of our lives
with goodness in our hearts and God in our souls. Few
things strengthen our joy like shoveling our drives
and helping our neighbors to shovel theirs. Few
things toughen our optimism and enthusiasm like facing
the long, dark nights while still looking up to see
the stars in the sky. Few things build up our
love like meeting the bitter coldness of the world
with the warmth of our own caring and giving hearts.
It is those bitter, winter days that make the sweet,
warm, and sunny days like today all the more enjoyable
too. This is because in those cold, dark days
our own lights grew brighter, our own hearts grew
warmer, and our own souls grew sweeter. By
choosing and sharing love and joy in the darkness we
became more at one with God’s light, and by becoming
more at one with God’s light we became more at one
with who we were meant to be. Have a joyous life
then and always be willing to share the warm light of
your soul on a cold, dark, winter day.
Joseph Mazzella
http://www.angelfire.com/wv2/joecoolwv/index.html
http://www.eaglespiritministry.com/jmazzella/jm.htm
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